Ecology & Environment

WORLD WETLAND DAY: FEBRUARY 2

World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February. This day marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar….

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GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES NATIONAL CLEAN AIR PROGRAMME (NCAP)

National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)  is a time-bound national level strategy for pan India implementation to tackle the increasing air pollution problem across the country in a comprehensive manner ….

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MONSANTO ALLOWED TO CLAIM PATENT ON GM COTTON SEEDS

The Supreme Court allowed Monsanto Technology to claim patent on its genetically-modified cotton seeds.The ruling overturned an order of a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court last year which invalidated…

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ALERTS ISSUED AS CYCLONE ‘PABUK’ LIKELY TO WREAK HAVOC IN ANDAMAN

The cyclonic storm ‘Pabuk’ is likely to wreak havoc in Andaman by January 6 evening when it is expected to pass the Island with a gushing speed of 90 kilometer per hour.According…

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EDMC launched waste-to-compost project at Trilokpuri

East Delhi Municipal Corporation has set up a waste-to-compost project at Trilokpuri under Swachh Bharat Mission for decentralization of household waste management. The project was launched by Deputy Mayor of…

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MAYOR OF NORTH DELHI INAUGURATED GARBAGE COMPACTOR IN SECTOR-5, ROHINI

Mayor of North Delhi Mr. Adesh Gupta today visited Ward No. 25 (Rohini B). Municipal Councillor Ms Kanika Jain ; Additional Commissioner (Engineering), North DMC, Mr. S K Bhandari; and…

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DELHI NO LONGER MOST POLLUTED IN THE WORLD; IRAN’S ZABOL MOST POLLUTED: WHO

DELHI NO LONGER MOST POLLUTED IN THE WORLD; IRAN’S ZABOL MOST POLLUTED: WHO Delhi is no longer the world’s most polluted city, says World Health Organization. The national Capital is…

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CHINA BUG DECLARES WORLD’S LONGEST INSECT

A bug over half a metre long discovered in southern China has been declared the world’s longest insect. A stick insect measuring 62.4 centimetres found two years ago in the…

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National Hydrology Project

The Union Cabinet has given its approval to, a central sector scheme, implementation of the National Hydrology Project.   It also provides for establishment of National Water Informatics Centre (NWIC) as an…

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SAND EATING TADPOLES FOUND IN WESTERN GHATS

Researchers have discovered a sand-eating tadpole, adding to the burgeoning cache of frog-finds in India, which lives in total darkness, until it fully develops into a young frog. These tadpoles…

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